While I have a very big soft spot for "peas" (please), I think my favorite of his new words is "hi". I just love seeing the way strangers react to it.

For example, Saturday morning we stepped outside ("dressed like a golfer" according to his dada later) to find that a half-marathon was being run down our street. The Kid was in ecstasy, waving and clapping and greeting the pack as it passed by. And, even as focused on their run as many of the people were, he got quite a few waves and "hellos" right back.

And he's not speciesist in his greetings either. Moe gets a "hi" each morning, and the ladies do as well....